Published 22:09 IST, September 23rd 2019
France launches plans to resuscitate dying villages 1 cafe at a time
France launches a 150-million euro rescue plan to revive the dying cafes of villages with the focus on small villages where the cafes are shutting down
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France is launching a 150-million euro rescue plan to revive dying cafes of vills. focus of plan is on small vills where shutting down of cases is leaving place for locals to socialize. Rural French vills like Port-Brillet have seen closing down of its last cafe and shocked people residing over re. mayor of Port-Brillet said, "Losing cafe was a tough blow,”. He n ded, “I believe in virtues of cafes. Most of all, I believe in places where people can meet each or."
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Restoring life to a vill
A major number of cafes are shutting down in rural areas of France. number has fallen from 200,000 to 40,000 in last 5 deces. cafes were places where people gared to mingle, spend a good time or celebrate various occasions. people gared to catch up for coffee, croissants, wine, and beer along with a good company. Jean-Marc Borello (Macron's teacher at university and w his close ally) is t saving cafes as a social mission but also as an attempt to show that people who live away from sparkling lights of Paris are t lagging behind in any case, wher it is public services, fast and reliable communications and opportunities for work and play both. He feels that reopening of dying cafes in vills will help in fighting social isolation, providing residents with places where y could hang out. This will slowly be useful in restoring life to a vill and linking it with or regions. He said, “ simple fact of doing things toger sometimes rekindles hope.”
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Borello wants an upgred version of tritional French Bistrot
he of a large French nprofit Borello wants new cafes to be an upgred version of tritional French Bistrot. y should be usual bever, snacks, etc along with basics like bre, groceries, internet access and postal services. cafes can even have online tax returns and or paperwork. employees at Borello's Groupe SOS are straining through letters from mayors of various vills offering ir vill to be for one of 1000 cafes and also from people who wish to run cafes. Borello said that cafe manrs will get professional training, while villrs will choose a name for cafe and toger with m, decor will be decided. Groupe SOS is hoping to inaugurate first new or revived cafe by end of 2019.
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(With inputs from AP)
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17:18 IST, September 23rd 2019